Photographer's Note

Here’s a view of the Corcovado on the heights of Rio de Janeiro.

This is the original framing : I wanted something original and try to avoid the shoot the people packing around this monument so I standed at the very feet of the Corcovado and tried to get the whole monument. Let's mention that reaching the top of the hill is a great thing : you need to take a small train going through a real rain forest within the city. It's a real pleasure to hear birds a few other animals...

Later on, I had fun with grey-scaling the picture and adding a light source. After some toughts, I found it not so bad. Let me know what you think.

But if you prefer something more academic, I suggest you to have a look here.

Great shot...BUT, I agree about the hand being cut off. You've got something wonderful here, the perspective is good, but the hand...anyway, this is good, one of the better shots that I've seen of this subject. Good work!

well done! that's a very nice shot of my city,
very typical here :-)
it makes me remember one shot taken by another friend here in TE, if you don't mind take a look:
http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/South_America/Brazil/photo122671.htm